Combined square



(No Model.)

J. CARSON.

COMBINED SQUARE, MITER BEVEL, AND LEVEL. No. 363,988.

Patented May 31, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE,

JOHN CARSON, or 'iaoouron, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED SQUARE, Mll'ER-BEVEL, ANDLEVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pat ent No. 363,988, dated May 31, 1887.

Application filed Dorpmber 16, 1856. Serial No. 221,813. (No model.)

1 uated arc, which is secured to one arm and inatter.

passed through an opening in the other, and

a miter bevel or arm, which is pivoted ,to one of the arms and tits into a suitable socket prepared therefor, which has secured to it an are or guide for holding it in any desiredposition, all of which will be more fully described here- The object of my invention is to produce a combined instrument which is adapted for measuring angles inleither horizontal or vertical planes, for leveling and squaring objects,

for forming bevels, and many other such uses, and is particularly intended for the use of plasterers and masons.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of aninstrument embodying my invention, showing the parts closed together; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the instrument partially opened so as to form a square. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the instrumentopened.

A B represent two arms, which are hinged together at one end, and which have their hinged ends beveled away, as shown, so that when the two partsare opened outward, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, they form a square. WVhen closed together, as shown in Fig. 1, the

two arms, A B, are held together by means of a suitable book, which is applied to their free ends, as shown. The arm A is provided with a level, E, and secured to this arm A at any suitable point is the graduated segmentt). This segment passes through an opening in the arm B, in the usual manner, and the arm Bis fastened in any desired position upon thesegment by means of a set-screw, d.

In the outer side of the arm B is torincda suitable socket or groove, and pivoted to this arm B and fitting in this. groove is the miterbevel D, to which the curved guide F is se- V cured. This miter-bevel D is connected by a rule-joint with the arm B, and can be opened.

freely outward, as shown in Fig. 3. When closed, its outer edge comes just flush with the outer edge of the arm B, and the segment G passes through openings made in both the arm i and the bevel D. The bevel I) is held in any set-screw, f. When the instrument is closed,

as shown in Fig. 1, it forms a level, a rule,

When the parts desired relation to the arm B by'means of a I 

